CVE-2020-14940
An issue was discovered in io/gpx/GPXDocumentReader.java in TuxGuitar 1.5.4. It uses...
An issue was discovered in io/gpx/GPXDocumentReader.java in TuxGuitar 1.5.4. It uses misconfigured XML parsers, leading to XXE while loading GP6 (.gpx) and GP7 (.gp) tablature files.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in io/gpx/GPXDocumentReader.java in TuxGuitar 1.5.4. It uses misconfigured XML parsers, leading to XXE while loading GP6 (.gpx) and GP7 (.gp) tablature files.
- Record
CVE-2020-14940- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in io/gpx/GPXDocumentReader.java in TuxGuitar 1.5.4. It uses misconfigured XML parsers, leading to XXE while loading GP6 (.gpx) and GP7 (.gp) tablature files.
- Record
CVE-2020-14940- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-7076 No score
An issue was discovered in io/gpx/GPXDocumentReader.java in TuxGuitar 1.5.4. It uses misconfigured XML parsers, leading to XXE while loading GP6 (.gpx) and GP7 (.gp) tablature files.
- Record
EUVD-2020-7076- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6ph8-rp44-5gqr No score
An issue was discovered in io/gpx/GPXDocumentReader.java in TuxGuitar 1.5.4. It uses...
An issue was discovered in io/gpx/GPXDocumentReader.java in TuxGuitar 1.5.4. It uses misconfigured XML parsers, leading to XXE while loading GP6 (.gpx) and GP7 (.gp) tablature files.
- Record
GHSA-6ph8-rp44-5gqr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in io/gpx/GPXDocumentReader.java in TuxGuitar 1.5.4. It uses misconfigured XML parsers, leading to XXE while loading GP6 (.gpx) and GP7 (.gp) tablature files.
- Record
CVE-2020-14940- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-14940
An issue was discovered in io/gpx/GPXDocumentReader.java in TuxGuitar 1.5.4. It uses misconfigured XML parsers, leading to XXE while loading GP6 (.gpx) and GP7 (.gp) tablature files.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14940- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-14940
An issue was discovered in io/gpx/GPXDocumentReader.java in TuxGuitar 1.5.4. It uses misconfigured XML parsers, leading to XXE while loading GP6 (.gpx) and GP7 (.gp) tablature files.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14940- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13324-1 No score
tuxguitar-1.6.0-2.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the tuxguitar-1.6.0-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13324-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
tuxguitarDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.5.6+dfsg1-61.5.6+dfsg1-71.5.6+dfsg1-81.6.4+dfsg1-11.6.6+dfsg1-1 Show 5 moreShow less1.6.6+dfsg1-21.6.6+dfsg1-32.0.0+dfsg1-12.0.0+dfsg1-22.0.0+dfsg1-3 |
None known |
tuxguitarDebian:13 |
before 1.5.6+dfsg1-7 | 1.5.6+dfsg1-7 |
tuxguitarDebian:14 |
before 1.5.6+dfsg1-7 | 1.5.6+dfsg1-7 |
tuxguitarUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-20build11.2-21 |
None known |
tuxguitarUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-221.2-23 |
None known |
tuxguitarUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-231.2-241.2-24ubuntu11.2-251.2-25build1 |
None known |
tuxguitarUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-25build11.2-25build2 |
None known |
tuxguitarUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.5.6+dfsg1-61.5.6+dfsg1-71.5.6+dfsg1-81.5.6+dfsg1-8build21.5.6+dfsg1-8build3 |
None known |
tuxguitarUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.6+dfsg1-21.6.6+dfsg1-3 |
None known |
tuxguitarUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.0.0+dfsg1-3 |
None known |
tuxguitarUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.6+dfsg1-32.0.0+dfsg1-12.0.0+dfsg1-22.0.0+dfsg1-3 |
None known |
tuxguitaropenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.6.0-2.1 | 1.6.0-2.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-14940 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Herac Tuxguitar, published June 23, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.59%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in tuxguitar 1.5.6+dfsg1-7.
References
sourceforge.net/p/tuxguitar/bugs/126
logicaltrust.net/blog/2020/06/tuxguitar.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14940
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6ph8-rp44-5gqr
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-14940
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-14940
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14940
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-13940